Westlife Foodworld Limited, the operator of McDonald’s restaurants in West and South India, on Wednesday reported a sharp fall in its net profit as well as revenue for the fourth quarter (Q4) of FY25 on quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis.

The company’s net profit declined by over 78 per cent to Rs 1.52 crore in Q4, compared to Rs 7.01 crore in the previous quarter (Q3 FY25), according to its stock exchange filing.

The total revenue from operations also dropped sequentially by 7.74 per cent, falling to Rs 603.14 crore in Q4 from Rs 653.71 crore in Q3 FY25.

India’s star athlete Neeraj Chopra has been conferred with the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Defence in the Gazette of India, a weekly authorised journal of the Government of India, on Wednesday.

Chopra became India's most successful individual Olympian after he claimed a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the javelin throw, marking his second medal at the Games after his historic gold in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Chopra became the first Indian track and field athlete to win a gold medal in Tokyo. He ended his 2024 season with a second-place finish in the prestigious Diamond League Final in Brussels.

"No 3 (E) dated 9 May 2025 in exercise of the powers conferred by Para 31 of the Territorial Army Regulations, 1948, the president is pleased to confer Honorary Rank of Lieutenant Colonel in Territorial Army on Ex-Sub Maj Neeraj Chopra, PVSM, Padma Shri, VSM, Village & Post Office Khandra, Panipat, Haryana with effect from 16 April, 2025," the Gazette of India read.

A cybercrime police station in Manesar of the Gurugram Police has arrested four accused for allegedly providing bank accounts for cyber fraud, police said.

The accused were identified as Honey Garg, Sahdev, and Sandeep, all residents of village Tatarpur, district Palwal, and Rahul Tiwari resident of Bawa Colony, Ludhiana (Punjab), currently residing in village Tatarpur, district Palwal.

According to the police, on March 15, a person complained to the cybercrime police station, Manesar in Gurugram, regarding fraud in the name of earning profit by investing.

On this complaint, a case was registered under the relevant sections in Police Station Cyber Crime Manesar, Gurugram.

A grain trader has filed a police complaint against his long-time manager for embezzling Rs 92.92 lakh.

The manager, Gobarsinh Nagji Rajput, was hired due to a personal connection with the trader’s family. The accused is alleged to have fabricated grain purchase records and misappropriated funds over two financial years.

According to the First Information Report (FIR) lodged at the Gondal B-Division Police Station, the complainant, Piyushbhai Govindbhai Patel, claimed that Rajput generated false procurement letters and falsified stock statements to withdraw a total of Rs 1.90 crore.

Three children died while one survived after their mother fed them a poison-laced drink and attempted suicide at Rafiganj Railway Station in Bihar's Aurangabad district on Wednesday.

The deceased were identified as Suryamani Kumari (5), Radha Kumari (3) and Sivani Kumari (1).

All of them were rushed to the hospital, where one was declared dead on arrival, while two others died during treatment.

The woman, identified as Sonia Devi and her son Ritesh Kumar (6), were undergoing treatment at a hospital.

Slamming the Union Minister for State Ravneet Singh Bittu, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday said that this rejected leader spits venom against him just to appease his political bosses.

Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister, while taking Bittu to cudgels, said that though the Union Minister hails from Ludhiana but he has done nothing substantial for the development of the city. He said that Bittu wakes up in the morning and starts criticizing him from that very moment just to make his party bosses happy. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that these rejected leaders who had lived in huge palaces remain inaccessible to the people due to which he was ousted by the masses.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday said that the verdict of Punjab and Haryana High Court on the ongoing issue of release of water by Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to Haryana is a moral victory for the state.

Addressing the gathering here today, the Chief Minister said that the court has sought reply from all the stakeholders on May 20. He said that Haryana that has already exhausted its share of water for the current year will be eligible for its share of water by May 21. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this is a huge win for the state as we have been able to defend our share of water despite all the might applied by centre, Haryana and BBMB.

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's sons have for the first time publicly called for increasing global pressure on the government of Pakistan to secure the release of their father, who they say is facing a prolonged incarceration.

Suleman Khan and Qasim Khan, the two sons of Imran Khan who are based in London and living with their mother and Khan's former wife Jemima Khan, revealed that despite the court's orders, it has been irregular and difficult for them to contact their imprisoned father.

Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd, the operator of Domino’s Pizza in India, on Wednesday reported a sharp 76.86 per cent drop in its consolidated net profit for the January-March quarter (Q4) of FY25.

The company posted a net profit of Rs 48 crore in Q4, compared to Rs 207.5 crore during the same period last fiscal, as per its stock exchange filing.

This steep decline in profits came despite a robust 33.6 per cent rise in revenue from operations, which climbed to Rs 2,103 crore from Rs 1,574 crore in Q4 FY24.

As the Indian men's cricket team braces for a period of hard transition following the retirement of stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli from Test cricket, former captain Anil Kumble has thrown his weight behind Karun Nair for a sensational comeback. With the five-match Test series in England starting next month and a massive void left at the No. 4 position — occupied for over three decades by Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar before him — Kumble believes Nair could be the right man to step in.

India is entering uncharted territory. For the first time since 1989, when Sachin Tendulkar made his debut, India will tour England for a Test series without Tendulkar or Kohli in the ranks. Rohit Sharma’s retirement compounds the middle-order crisis, leaving the team to figure out a new batting blueprint that may have to rely more on form than reputation.